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Yankees Win In Perfect Thames

Posted by on 17 May 2010, 11:41 pm

God bless you Arod, but the hero in tonight’s Yankees win was Marcus Thames.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees seemed doomed to lose after being up 5-0 after the 1st inning.

After Brett Gardner, who once again hit a single under pressure, was on base when Arod came up to the plate.

Arod tied the game with a two-run homer, and Thames won the game with a blast to left field with a final outcome of 9-7.

All these hits were off Red Sox closer Johnathan Papelbon, who is not a favorite anywhere. Paps, with his blow fish face, drives me crazy but it is rare that he gives up a save. It makes it more enjoyable to run circles around Paps for the win.

Phil Hughes struggled tonight but left with the lead 6-5, in the sixth inning. His command was not as hazardous and he overused the cut-fastball again. Both Red Sox homers came off that exact pitch.

Javier Vazquez was impressive in relief. He also gets a well-deserved win. After Vazquez had such a strong start in Detroit that wound up in a loss, Vazquez has got to feel happy about what he did against strong Red Sox hitters, like Kevin Youkilis. Continue reading ‘Yankees Win In Perfect Thames’ »

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Yankees Not Revealing Injuries

Posted by on 17 May 2010, 10:59 pm

The New York Yankees are injured, but how badly?

In tonight’s game win against the Boston Red Sox, what was Chan Ho Park doing in the game?

Park just got off the DL today and has not pitched since April 16, so putting him in such a tight situation, at the top of the 7th inning, made no sense.

The Red Sox blasted Park in the 8th inning, with two homeruns hit and took the lead from the Yankees, who looked obviously disappointed.

Then the TV camera flashed to the Yankee bullpen, and there was no movement from Joba Chamberlain or Mariano Rivera.

Joba didn’t even go a whole inning on Sunday, so he easily could have been used tonight. That’s when I realized that maybe he left the game against the Twins with an injury. The timing was weird, but I just blamed it on Girardi’s micromanaging.

Come to think of it, it explains Javier Vazquez move to the bullpen , the Yankees are desperate. Continue reading ‘Yankees Not Revealing Injuries’ »

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Yankees Are Screwing With Vazquez’s Head

Posted by on 17 May 2010, 4:59 pm

If I were Javier Vazquez, I would be insulted.

Not only is moving Vazquez to the bullpen ridiculous, it is such a blow to the ego.

Vazquez has always been a good starter for thirteen seasons in the majors. In his career, Vazquez has a 4.24 ERA, with 2280 strikeouts and has pitched 200+ innings in nine seasons.

Vazquez was in the NL Cy Young race last season, but a weak Atlanta Braves team didn’t help his case.

Vazquez has struggled big time this season, but had majorly improved in his last start. Even though the team lost, it surely was not Vazquez fault as the Yankee bats were dead in Detroit.

Moving him to the bullpen, instead of letting him start against a NL team is a low blow by the Yankees. Continue reading ‘Yankees Are Screwing With Vazquez’s Head’ »

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Yankees Test Starts Wednesday

Posted by on 17 May 2010, 1:19 am

Starting a 19-game run last week, the New York Yankees looked to be in trouble coming off a miserable road trip.

Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez were not hitting at all, add that to the growing list of injuries, and you have the temperament of darn nifty pity party.

Blame it entirely on being homesick because once the Yankees got back to the Bronx on Friday night the team came back to life.

Beating the AL Central first place Minnesota Twins for two of three games, the Yankees, as a group, looked determined and nothing was going to stop them.

The Yankees continue this difficult period in their agenda by welcoming the hated Red Sox to town for two games.

The Red Sox are in fourth place, behind the surprisingly competitive Toronto Blue Jays. These two games are the Yankees to take, and helps them training for the games that follow.

After the Red Sox, the most crucial wins for the Yankees come Wednesday and Thursday, with the arrival of the Tampa Bay Rays.

As a Yankees fan, I am sick and tired of hearing about the Tampa Bay Rays.

No denying the Rays are a formidable team. They currently lead the Yankees in the AL East standings and retain young, mega-talented players all around. Continue reading ‘Yankees Test Starts Wednesday’ »

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Yankees Attitudes Are Contagious

Posted by on 15 May 2010, 7:15 am

Coming home never felt so right for the New York Yankees.

Tonight’s win, against the 1st place Minnesota Twins, was especially needed, as the Yanks have been away 22 of 34 games. The team was taking a beating, as the injury list was rivaling their active roaster.

Clearly, the Yankees were struggling.

As fans flooded onto the 4-train, the air filled with talk of how coming home was all the team needed to get back on their feet.

This mentality has worked in the past, and the Yankee fans determined to make it happen again.

The fans, including myself, cheered our hearts out. It was not easy as the first three innings featured strikeouts from Jeter, Tex, Cano, Swisher, Cervelli and not even runners on base to strand.

Unlike in the past, there was no booing at all, no silence either, only chanting from fans all around the packed stadium.

The players will tell you how pleasant it felt, but it was Brett Gardner that gave the group spirit again.

Gardner’s homer in the fourth inning got the bats going, but it was his overall determination started to spread like a virus.

In the fifth inning, Twin’s superman Joe Mauer went yard to tie the game at 2-2, but Gardner’s impressive defense made sure no more damage was done.

Bottom of the fifth, with two outs it was Gardner again who hit a single and kept the inning going. Teixeira had to have been inspired to back up his teammate by hitting a double to deep right field. This allowed Gardner to score, and the Yankees were up 3-2.

No joke, the Yankees did not look discouraged any longer. Continue reading ‘Yankees Attitudes Are Contagious’ »

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New York Yankees: We Will Rock You Cause We Have Too

Posted by on 14 May 2010, 6:15 am

Not the best road trip for the New York Yankees.

The Tiger won three of four, but discharged Yankee hitters with complete two shut-outs.

Of course Hughes, Javy and Joba all individually look dynamite, but makes no difference if the team is losing.

WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN?

A lot or else Bombers will get swiped by the Twins, Red Sox, Rays and Mets in the next week.

Here are seven suggestions: Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: We Will Rock You Cause We Have Too’ »

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Baseball Basics: Statistical Basics Part 2

Posted by on 13 May 2010, 7:19 pm

The first part of this basic covered the batters, so here is the second post which gives definitions of the pitching statistics abbreviations.

Baseball Basics Question:

“WHAT STATISTICS DO ALL THE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR?” PART 2

For Pitchers:

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